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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 3h

Scarcely a day goes by where I don’t run face-first into a spiderweb or inadvertently bring some little darling in on my hair or clothes from the garden. I still haven’t been bitten- spiders are *not* aggressive animals.

iNaturalist tells me this tiny dude is probably genus Battalus. #Arachtober

livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 3h

This is what we’ve had to do to our front verge to stop Timmy from excavating it and taking the whole lot across the road.

#brislife 🥲🥰

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 5h

You know the saying: “Reality has a left-wing bias”. It would take more effort to steer any kind of intelligence, real or artificial, in the opposite direction.

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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 22h

Jillian Segal's position is completely untenable.

She has strong links to Israel, a country committing genocide.

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 5h

MEE, eminently more reliable than the ABC, are calling it a ceasefire:

www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan

US president said Hamas would release Israeli captives 'very soon' and Israeli forces would 'withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line'

www.middleeasteye.net

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 5h

Q: how on earth is it legitimate to call this a ‘peace proposal’?

Israel has never resiled from its genocidal intentions. This can at best be called a ceasefire. It’s the next phase of the genocide, where the world gives itself permission to look the other way, again.

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 6h

I grew up calling them ‘topknot pigeons’; apparently they’re more commonly called ‘crested pigeons’ (Ocyphaps lophotes). My favourite is the males’ OTT pompous courtship displays, but this doofus down the street was a pretty entertaining sight this morning 😁

#brislife

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 14h

This should no longer be a controversial take. If you asked all the ‘manly-man’ right wingers what they’d do if someone killed/maimed their kids, and then stole their house and land they’d say “I’d do anything to protect my family”. We would all be Hamas. Anyone saying otherwise is a liar.

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Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 1d

Distressed to hear Madeleine Habib’s boat has been intercepted & boarded by IDF. Yet another breach of int law by Israel. I’m in Canberra & liaising now with the PM’s office. Israel must immediately release all on board including our brave Tasmanian Madeleine #auspol #politas

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

File this under "Failures in government policy-making" for future reference. And, for the record, restating my opinion that this stadium will cost at least $1.5bn and not have a roof. Certainly not the roof pictured.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Cannot turn back': Tasmanian government responds to scathing Hobart stadium report

The state government response to last month's scathing report from the planning commission says that while "change can be challenging", the "dream of a Tasmanian team representing our state in the AFL...

www.abc.net.au

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

🔥Barbara Pocock slices up Richard Windeyer from Dept of Finance for allowing PwC back into govt contracts
RW “We were making a judgement about when we think the organisation is sufficiently changed & different”🤔
BP “How can u make that judgment over the top of the police?”💥 #Estimates

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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 1d

In the last hour, the brave humanitarians aboard the Freedom Flotilla, which includes at least one Australian, Madeleine Habib, have reported being surrounded and intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters.

This is direct contravention of international law.

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fiirving.bsky.social @fiirving.bsky.social · 1d

Wtaf??? 🤯😡

The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 1d

📢 SBS staff remain unable to use the word Palestine in news reporting despite federal recognition of the state last month as tensions over reporting on the conflict in Gaza remain high.

SBS staff sworn off naming Palestine despite federal recognition

www.theage.com.au

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 1d

I just found out that #Arachtober is a thing- happily during that time of year when all our spiders are coming out of their winter hibernation ☺️

This pretty little spider (~4-5mm) was on the underside of a leaf on one of our Panama berry trees. She’s a Poecilopachys australasia (per iNaturalist).

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rukitty.bsky.social @rukitty.bsky.social · 1d

"On this basis, the technocratic body to be chaired by Trump, but likely to be dominated by Blair with some figures from the Palestinian diaspora, could derive its legitimacy through its effectiveness." Are you kidding me? This is insane.

n this basis, the technocratic body to be chaired by Trump, but likely to be dominated by Blair with some figures from the Palestinian diaspora, could derive its legitimacy through its effectiveness.

Blair will be working against the destabilising backdrop of imminent elections in both Israel and Palestine. One of the body’s first tasks will be to build a relationship with Palestinian politics. Blair has close relations with the elites of the Middle East but none with the street, and he may leave to others such as Egypt the task of mediating an intra-Palestinian dialogue on Palestinian unity, a dialogue led by China, that the ageing and authoritarian PA president has sought to sabotage.

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rukitty.bsky.social @rukitty.bsky.social · 1d

Penny Wong really is the master of "I cannot dispute the facts of your accusation but I can respond to it in a snarky hectoring tone"

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

David Pocock asks Don Farrell some serious questions about why the govt has not implemented an important recommendation from the #RobodebtRC.
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 1d

Blows my mind that we hear how the ATO hounds small business owners practically to the grave, while big miners pay almost no tax and get government welfare the minute their profits are threatened. If the copper mine isn’t profitable, surely it ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ and they should shutter it?

merekura.bsky.social @merekura.bsky.social · 1d

How good is capitalism and corporate welfare? 😡

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dr mo 🇵🇸 @redactedquirk.bsky.social · 1d

i think it could be a cool idea if unis were run by people who care about research and learning as opposed to people who have had their brains surgically replaced with copies of "the art of the deal"

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 1d

The NDIA seems to confuse “aren't incurred solely and directly because of a person's disability support needs” with ‘must not conceivably be useful to someone without a disability’. Confusion is the wrong term for it, of course. It’s been explained to them many times. It’s merely a poor excuse.

Should the NDIS fund kitchen items? In some cases, advocates say yes

A year after a controversial NDIS change, advocates are growing increasingly concerned that "counterintuitive" and "nonsensical" funding decisions are reducing participant independence.

www.abc.net.au

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israel 'beat, tied up and tortured' Gaza flotilla activists in prison - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-beat-up-tied-tortured-gaza-flotilla-activists-prison

Israel 'beat, tied up and tortured' Gaza flotilla activists in prison

David Adler, a Jewish American detained by Israel, tells MEE about brutal treatment at Ashdod and in Ketziot Prison

www.middleeasteye.net

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 1d

Deliberate. Every aspect, deliberate.

Gaza's children face genetic harm 'for generations to come' from Israel's genocide

Scientists warn war and starvation will alter Gaza children’s genes, risking lasting harm for future generations

www.middleeasteye.net

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

I asked if the Government would take steps to stop Australians fighting in the IDF while it is perpetrating a genocide

The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Israel has systematically targeted Gaza’s already compromised water infrastructure since October 2023, striking wells, pipelines, desalination plants and sewage systems.

🔗: aje.io/r00cl2

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